When businesses run afoul of labor regulations, the fines can be staggering.

Recently, Walt Disney Co. reached an agreement with the Department of Labor to pay out $3.8 million to 16,339 employees. The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division concluded that Florida-based Disney Vacation Club Management Corp. and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc. failed to adhere to the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime, minimum wage, and record keeping provisions.

Keep in mind that the pre- or post-shift duties for the Disney employees could have only taken a couple minutes. If a team member is supposed to change into a uniform (or costume in the Disney case) before their scheduled shift, they must be paid for this time. Do you require your staff members to get their workstations ready, or perform other tasks before their designated shift start times?

“Employers must accurately track and pay for all the hours their employees work.” -Daniel White2

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If you are using pen and paper time cards, it’s almost impossible to accurately track staff member hours. TimeWorksPlus, TimeSimplicity, and Workforce Management Clock make up the Workforce Management Suite. Workforce Management Suite solves your compliance headaches.

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Sources: 1 “Disney Reaches Agreement on Pay Practices with the US Department of Labor,” US Department of Labor, March 17, 2017, https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20170317, accessed May 9, 2017 2Jennifer Calfas, “Disney Is Going to Pay $3.8 Million to Employees Who Were Charged for Their Costumes,” Fortune, March 17, 2017, http://fortune.com/2017/03/17/disney-labor-department-costumes-employees-charged/, accessed on May 9, 2017

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